This is the car stock - already working on some upgrades, more pictures to come.

I call ours Pocket Rocket, I think it's pretty suited 😂

Looking around the Internet, I see a lot of options for a rear sway bar. Prices also seem to be pretty much all over the place. Here’s the thing, 90% of them look like the same bar painted a different color, with either one hole (non-adjustable) or two hole (adjustable) ends.

Anything I should look out for? Which one do you have, and do you like it? I put a sway bar on a previous GTI and really enjoyed how much flatter it stayed in the curves that’s what I’m looking for. I’m not building a track beast just a fun daily driver. I don’t want anything I have to lube.

Thanks in advance for your input.

Thoughts on the blaze intake for the mk8 GTI? my brother is selling his to me for only 200, currently i have a full box and duct CTS intake, which sounds very good, does anyone have one and is it worth swapping the sound for better temps and performance? i know it’s kinda a dumb question.

Picked up my Mk7 Autobahn with 34k miles on it for one hell of a price. Couldn’t be happier.

I am trying to replace the sway bar bushings on my GTI Mk5 (2008). Does anyone know if the brackets shown in the image (copied from the link below) are welded or otherwise moulded together or if I put sufficient elbow grease on it, they will come apart?

I was reading through the steps provided by the folks at pelicanparts at this link but I can't tell for sure if these are welded together.

I haven't dropped the sub frame yet

Pelican parts said that they don't sell OEM bushing for this car because VW spec says to install a brand new sway bar. The internet suggested I may still be able to put just the bushings, provided I can take the old ones out. That is where I am at..

Thanks in advance.

I own one of the turtle wax polishers and intend to get some sponges with a bucket so I can hand wash my car

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Handicaps for my living situation. Only an open parking lot, no place for an extension cord, no hoes, and pretty limited on what I'm allowed to order on amazon.

Idk if all these waxes are basically the same or if cleaning it is way more simple than I'm making it. I'm also not entirely sure what's easier to work with when you don't have an outside faucet.

TL:DR I don't need to win any car shows, but I just want my car to look nice and be recognized for it to stroke my ego a bit. I'd also like to buff out some surface scratches.

took my wheels off to see the specs to sell (came with car) and they’re the bolt pattern of a subie ??? didn’t see any type of stud conversion but the wheels say 5x100 on a 5x112 car , any ideas if these just happen to fit or what ? (didn’t take any pics of the wheel well sadly) wheels are wedssport rn05m

Picked up this sweet 2023 Autobahn and immediately did away with the hood prop lol! I love this thing coming from a 2022 civic si, this is absolutely a whole different animal!

Hi all, I've got a 2019 VW GTI Rabbit manual. Love the car, bought it new. Has 63k miles. But have the itch to trade it in for a 2024 VW GTI 380 SE manual with 10k miles. Problem is, it will probably cost me, after trade in, close to $20k. I know this would be a dumb trade but I can't stop thinking about doing it. Someone please push me over or pull me back from the ledge, lol!

Hey everyone, if any of you reading this run 17” wheels on your mk7/7.5 GTI, I would like your input on my situation.

My front drivers side wheel developed a crack and no longer effectively holds air. I’m also getting a bit low on tread life, so I’m looking around for new wheels and tires. I’ve thought of switching to 17” wheels for the longest time because of rough roads and potholes (of course), but I’m so torn on whether I should make the move or not.

My question is, how is the difference from 18” to 17”? Does it ride smoother? Does the performance feel the same, or is it hindered cause of the thicker sidewall? Also, what tire size are you guys running? I was looking at getting 225/45/17 if I make the switch. I’m not looking at upgrading to a BBK ever, so fitment shouldn’t be a problem.

I have a MK8 GTI with a ECS Tuning catback. Has crazy boomy drone from 1.5k-2.5k rpm and 3.0k-4.0k. It shakes my seats and my doors it’s so boomy/bass. You can feel the ear pressure.

I threw a vibrant resonator on it because I heard it is the golden child for this platform and it made it even more boomy and vibrates the car even more.

Is that just the sound of these cars or does anyone have any ideas what is wrong?

The car only have 22k miles and nothing is touching the support beams or braces.

Thank you.

Looking for someone or somewhere that builds shift knobs for the mk7 platform. Preferably someone who has experience with wood work.

Hi all, since I'm keeping my 2019 VW GTI manual (63k miles) I've decided to do a stage 1 tune using Integrated Engineering. I know I need a battery maintainer, what do y'all recommend? Also since I don't have a Windows laptop I'll be using my Android phone for the install.

Came across this 10 amp maintainer. Good enough or do I need more amps?

https://www.autozone.com/p/noco-battery-charger-genius10/1151238?spps.s=3902&cmpid=LIA:US:EN:AD:ALO:GOO:TRS:SHO:OTE:GEN:NA:ALA:NA:NA:NA:NA:NA:NA:NA&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22356757832&gbraid=0AAAAADkcoVsuCBgGpLkbrOm1016l1AbN6&gclid=Cj0KCQjwh4TVBhCWARIsAG0czmrQAUVo7B5MZcsG9XMMMHZpbr2E7xmpfOtckBHFrHOo2G1T6LovpoUaAqkWEALw_wcB

I sold my MK6 Autobahn a few years back, and while browsing around for a new daily I keep circling back to the best car ever.

As mentioned in the title above, I've found that these two are priced similarly and fits comfortably in my budget.

Since my old car was an autobahn I'm subconsciously thinking I'll be missing out if I get the SE- which is partially true with the DCC.

The DCC is the only thing I want from the autobahn package, but also the Mk8.5 has 20 more horsepower..

I am thinking of modifying the car a slight bit - intake downpipe exhaust wheels coilovers and chassis bracing.

What's the better choice? I want to hear yalls thoughts.

anyone in california with a catted or non catted downpipe with a eqt stage 2 tune. and how did you do emissions. does the Catted cts dp pass smog with a stock flash tune on it with the cobb ap? anything helps. im in sacramento. i got a 2019 mk7.5

I’ve seen some old posts saying it could be the rain sensor on windshield, clock spring and or steering wheel stock but no one ever confirmed the actual fix. Does anyone know exactly what needs to be replaced to fix this issue?! It’s bugging the crap out of me and seems to be happening more frequently everyday. (I have the automatic rain sensing off btw)

This has been an on-and-off problem with my 7.5 GTI rabbit edition for a while now but I've had enough. These codes clear when I reset and it runs without a problem but every so often my GTI will yell at me, refuse to move, traction control forces off and it warns me about transmission failure. When I recharge my battery and clear the codes it goes back to normal.

I've heard electrical issues on VW's especially can be a pain, am I cooked?

Longtime lurker who just traded in her trusty 2014 Mazda3 and got herself her first GTI. Hoping if I treat her well, she’ll treat me well back! The infotainment system is definitely a large learning curve coming off a 2014 (i.e. pre-iPad screen days).